Anthony Read
Known for: Writing
Born: April 21, 1935
Died: November 21, 2015
Place of birth: Staffordshire, England, UK
Anthony Read (21 April 1935 – 21 November 2015) was an English television producer, screenwriter, script editor and author. He was principally active in British television from the 1960s to the mid-1980s, which included a period as a script editor and writer of Doctor Who from 1977 to 1979, although he occasionally contributed to televised productions until 1999. Beginning in the 1980s, he launched a second career as a print author, concentrating largely on World War II histories. He was also a chair of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. From 2004 he regularly wrote prose fiction, mainly in the form of a revival of his television series The Baker Street Boys (1983).
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Filmography
27 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
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Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams
2024
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Into the Unknown
2010
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The Elusive David Agnew
2008
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A Matter of Time
2007
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Parrot Fashion
2007
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Getting Blood from the Stones
2007
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The Humans of Tara
2007
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Defining Shadows
2007
7.0
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006
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Paris in the Springtime
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
7.2
Heartbeat
1992
7.0
The Chief
1990
6.8
Chocky's Challenge
1986
6.0
Chocky's Children
1985
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Chocky
1984
7.1
Into the Labyrinth
1981
7.1
Hammer House of Horror
1980
4.7
Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon
1980
7.1
The Omega Factor
1979
5.5
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979
4.7
Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll
1979
7.2
Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
1978
7.8
Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood
1978
7.0
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
1978
6.8
Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation
1978
6.2
Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time
1978
5.3
Doctor Who: Underworld
1978
7.6
The Professionals
1977
7.0
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers
1977
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Kipper
1977
7.0
Diane
1975
7.0
Playhouse
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The Dragon's Opponent
1973
7.0
Centre Play
1973
7.5
The Lotus Eaters
1972
7.3
The Black Arrow
1972
7.0
Hell's Angel
1971
6.6
Play for Today
1970
7.9
Doctor Who
1963
7.3
Z-Cars
1962